Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-18

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NEwcAsrLE--Our correspondent vr;t..
May Is: Mrs. Alden White has returned from
noston--kev. Mr.. Hanson, former pastor Of
tne bsptist church in Damariscotta. has Rone
20 ME new pastorste in Providence. r. T.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Drake have been visit
ing At his mothers.-Mr., Mrs. and Miss
Garoner have arrived in town, and are At the
Glidden homestead on. Gliddea street.-Tbe
farmers are very slow in planting their crop.
on account of the backva rdness of the sea
son-Rev. c. ID Crane is at home sfter h.v.
Ing spent an enjoyable vacation
The Bath Times contains the follovins.
Enoch l. Hinkley. an employe of the New
England Iron Works. vas seriously injured
Monday forenoon on board of the steamer
winthrop, where he has been at vo,k
several days putting in the pipe connection
between the boilers and engine. He
Sas adjusting a nut to some part Of work and
vas In . STOPPING position, when the steam
CHEST conering, large piece of iron, which
was near by, fell over and struck him on the
side Of the head and forcinsthst part of hi,
PRISON against another large piece of iron.
DE managed TO clear himself and ascend 4
laddsr TO the deck above where he fell in
faint There he WAS discovered BY another
workman aud carrisge called and the uu-
fortunate man taken to his house. DR.. Yves.
cot who was called, found Mr.. Hinkley's nose
broken, severe scalp wound on the right
side and upper part of the head. and injuries
about the lower part of the back.
SOMERSET
No MADIsoE.-Our correspondent write,
May 10 The Sabbath school at No. Madi.
son was recognized SUNDAY with j. K Bick.
nell as Superintendent for the coming season.
mr. bicknell has had charge of the school
Tor several years with excellent succeS.-C
=. MARSHAL has q crew of men at work on
ASH In the west part Of the town, who are
boarding at Frank Adams'.-Jewett Savage
Is doing quite an extensive egg business this
season. Mr. Savage has had experience
and is well fitted for the business. Mabel
FoRg who has been spending the winter with
friends in town has returned to Boston =
The water has settled so that teams can now
90 from Skowhegan to No. Arson by the
way OF James Welch's. the first since the rain.
-Streeter Danforth has a crew piling and
burning his chopping Several of the farm
ers have driven their stock up river to pas
ture, during the past week Jonah Langley
has crew of men to work on the river be-
tween Patterson Bridge and Scion The
farmers are improving their time during the
fine weather.
No. ANsoN.-Our correspondent writes
May l6: j. Watson, of Boston, stopped IN
town part of last week. He 10 one Of the
owners Of the shank factory in this village
The drama 1.-The Stolen Will" was presented
IN Carrabasseu Hall to large audience, last
FRIDAY evening, by members of the Univer-
salist Society. The proceeds are to be used
for grading the yard of the Universalist
church.-Many of the students at the Acade.
my are teaching this summer-It 10 reported
that the Somerset railroad is to be extended
to Scion the present season.-The farmers
are, at present, very busy putting in seed ard
the weather continues to be delightful, so tina:
little rain 10 needed for the grass and to Law
the dust.
WASHINGTON.
Andrew Thurston of Calais. serving cut a
sentence of 80 days in the Machias Jsil for
drunkenness, escaped last Thursday afternoon
while at work in the field with TAILOR Vose
and hired man. We understand he had
but few more days to serve out. In addi-
ton to the Jail sentence imposed on him was
the costs of court, which had been paid.
River driving operations are progressing
favorably. The ice is fast leaving the ponds
and lakes, and an abundance of water is re-
ported; at last accounts the Oxbow logs
were all in the Branch" The west river
drive arrived at the boom Tuesday, which is
nearly three weeks earlier than last season.
The Directors OF the West Washington
Agricultural Society held a meeting at Co.
lumbia Falls Saturday to decide upon the
place of holding the next exhibition Prop
ositons were received from the proprietors
of the Jonesboro grounds, also from the Di-
rectors of the Cherryfield Park Association.
The proposition from Cherryfield was favor
ably considered and the Directors voted to
lease the grounds for the present year
The stone barge which Is being constructed
by J. W. Sawyer & Sons, of Millbridge, for
parties in Gloucester, Mass, will be com.
pleted this month. Capt. Sawyer, who heads
the enterprsing firm has been engaged in
vessel building for twenty four years. Dur
ing this period he has constructed 1000 tons
of shipping, requiring n disbursement of
$500, 900.
The Bidde ford Times reports A twelve.
inch cast iron pipe, one of the main steam
pipes running from the boiler in the Pepper
ell mills, broke Saturday night. The three
slasber rooms and some of the other depart
ments Of the work were idle Monday in con-
sequence. The pipe has been repaired and
everything was in working order Tuesday
S. Hamlen & Co.'S two steam
lumber mills, one on River street in this city
and the other on Irving street, Saco, were
both started Monday morning, after having
been idle since early last December. Several
changes have taken place in the mill on this
side of the river since business vas suspend.
ed. An addition of twenty-nine feet has been
built upon the southeast end of the mill. Civ
ing plsee for new gang edger recently put
in. Several changes in the machinery have
also been made. Both full crews are now at
work and the present outlook points to
prosperous seasons business. The 6rm EN-.
ploys about eighty men, including mill hands,
yard men and teamsters "A young son OF
John Lunt. farmer living = few miles out
of the city, had his left hand caught in hay
cutter, Saturday evening, and two OF the in-
gers were severed from the hand. He was
brought to this city and the wound was
dressed by DR.. Warren.